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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What resolve does Winterbourne make about Daisy's meeting with Giovanelli?

2. What is a further danger at night in the Colosseum?

3. Where does Winterbourne run into Daisy after not seeing her for some time?

4. What news does Mrs. Costello have for her nephew?

5. What does Winterbourne notice about Giovanelli?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Winterbourne begin to size up Giovanelli?

2. How does Giovanelli attempt to warn off Winterbourne who is walking toward him and Daisy?

3. What happens in the winter of the same year Winterbourne met Daisy?

4. What shows the determination of Mrs. Walker to save the reckless American girl?

5. What is Winterbourne's ulterior motive in going with Daisy to meet Giovanelli?

6. How do Winterbourne's and Daisy's meetings taper off?

7. How does Daisy astonish Mrs. Walker that afternoon in her house?

8. How does the news about Daisy alter Winterbourne's plans after he arrives in Rome?

9. How does Mrs. Walker's snubbing of Daisy affect her?

10. Seeing Daisy with Giovanelli, how does he feel about her flirtation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay entitled, I Think Daisy Miller Would Fit in Well Today. What would she be like today? How would she dress? How would she be accepted by society today? Write about Daisy as a forerunner of the modern American woman.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the differences in European social order and the more democratic social order of the USA. Discuss the idea of social classes and give your opinion about such structure.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about means of travel. Discuss (although it is not mentioned per se in the novella) how the Millers came from America and the various means of transportation mentioned in the book. Your essay should then compare travel in the 19th Century to 21st Century travel.

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